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Old 25th Nov 2007, 7:36 pm   #8
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Default Re: Eagle SA-80 do they come any simpler than this ?

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Originally Posted by GrimJosef View Post
The 30A5s are very low voltage valves. There's a datasheet here http://datasheets.electron-tube.net/...133/3/30A5.pdf which says "typical operation" is with just 100V across them. The maximum output power is then 2.1W and to get that you have to put up with 11% THD.
They are intended for use in AA5 type AC/DC radios running from 110V mains. That's why they're such a rarity here.

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